This week’s recap of the newest customs and global commerce information: 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)      

  • CBP published an advance discover of proposed rulemaking on September 2, 2026 that will give the company visibility into each social gathering in an import provide chain, from the overseas manufacturing facility to the ultimate supply deal with.  
  • Via CSMS message, CBP launched steerage on the implementation of Section 232 duties on imports of unmanned plane programs that took impact September 3, 2026.      
  • CBP will maintain its quarterly Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting on Sept. 23, 2026. 
  • CBP said that beginning September 19, 2026, ACE will reject entries on which copper smelt and solid origin aren’t reported.  

Courts 

  • Diaz Trade Law’s David Craven filed a motion with the CIT on behalf of importers Aditya Birla Chemicals and Pack Perfect requesting that the court docket subject an order saying that every one antidumping obligation and countervailing obligation entries that had been topic to IEEPA tariffs should finally be refunded. The commerce court docket scheduled an oral argument for the case on Sept. 15. 
  • A bunch of 24 states filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit arguing that the CIT incorrectly dominated that 23 states (all plaintiff states besides Washington) lacked standing to problem the Section 122 tariffs.

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)  

  • The USTR is searching for public comments for its annual evaluation of Russia’s implementation of its World Trade Organization commitments. Comments are due October 1, 2026. 

Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)  

  • OFAC issued a recent actions notice, reminding U.S. individuals holding blocked property as of June 30, 2026, to file an Annual Report of Blocked Property (ARBP) no later than September 30, 2026.  
  • OFAC issued three Venezuela-related General Licenses involving actions associated to coal or minerals. 

 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)  

  • USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has set the 2027 tariff price quota price for sure dairy imports at $325. The price quantity is efficient as of September 2, 2026. 

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC

  • Samsung Electronics filed a complaint with the FMC searching for $186 million from CMA CGM, saying it was pressured to pay “extreme and illegal” demurrage, detention and related expenses. 
  • The FMC issued a ultimate rule clarifying that complaints involving unfair ocean service expenses might be submitted both by the FMC’s interim cost grievance process or beneath its conventional grievance processes. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 

  • The CPSC announced it would require eFiling for global mail beneath entry kind 13, beginning October 22, 2026.  

Congress   

  • The Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act passed the House of Representatives. The invoice directs DOJ to face up a job drive to combat trade-related crimes. 
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a bill that will repeal tariff authorities beneath Section 122 and 338 and would finish tariffs imposed beneath Section 301 concerning pressured labor.

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